American jails : looking to the future / Kenneth E. Kerle.

Author/creator Kerle, Kenneth E.
Format Book
Publication InfoBoston : Butterworth-Heinemann, ©1998.
Descriptionxxxviii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Jails--United States.
Prison administration--United States.
Prisoners--United States. --Social conditions.
Prisoners--Mental health. --United States.

Contents Introduction: Part I: Into the World of Corrections -- Introduction: Part II: Politics and Jails -- Traveling is a Broadening Experience -- 1. Jail History: A Short Version -- 2. Suicide and the Mentally Ill -- 3. Small Jails in America -- 4. Women in Jail Work and Women Inmates -- 5. Audits, Policies, and Procedures: Stirring Up Muck for a Purpose -- 6. Training: Problems and Challenges -- 7. Crowding -- 8. Inspections -- 9. Jails: The Medical Approach -- 10. Programs -- 11. Technology -- 12. Cultural Diversity -- 13. Legal Issues -- 14. Direct Supervision Management -- 15. Juveniles -- 16. Jails: The Glass Half Full -- App. I. The American Jail Association -- App. II. The American Jail Association Annual Training Program.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 243-263) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Kerle, Kenneth E. American jails. Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, c1998
Issued in other formOnline version: Kerle, Kenneth E. American jails. Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, c1998
LCCN 97039952
ISBN0750698462 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780750698467 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HV9469 .K47 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold